The opening period saw a huge outburst as Oswego exploded for four goals before the game was even nine minutes old. Chris Ayotte got the party started 1:09 into the hockey game with his 10th of the year. Oswego would later increase their lead by two in a span of 1:35. First at the 4:01 mark Paul Rodrigues scored his 12 of the season, then at the 5:36 mark, Tyler Leimbrock snapped out of a mini-slump with his 6th of the year. For Leimbrock that was his first goal since new years eve in the Pathfinder toruney championship game. Chriss Ayotte would score his 2nd of the period and 11th of the year at the 8:43 mark of the period to give Oswego a 4-0 lead.
Moving on to the 2nd period, Cortland would score the only goal of the period at 2:17 thanks to Matty Davie's 2nd of the year. So the score stood at 4-1 Oswego heading into the final period. Oswego would re-take their four goal lead at the 7:03 mark when Eli Kim-Swallow scored his 3rd of the year, giving Oswego a 5-1. Cortland would cut it to 5-2 at the 12:16 mark of the 3rd, thanks to a goal from Greg Ryan, his first of the season. However Cortland wasn't able muster anything else and Oswego held on to the 5-2 victory.
Lyle Rocker took the loss for Cortland, dropping his record to 6-8-2, in which he made 4 saves before being pulled after the Lakers 4th goal. He was replaced by Geoff Sadjadi, who played the rest of the night and made 19 saves. Justin Gilbert picked up the win for Oswego, improving his record to 2-0-0, in which he made 28 saves. Both clubs went 0 for 2 on the powerplay. The newly formed C-Cubed line of Chris Brown (two assists), Chris Muise (two assists), and Chris Ayotte (two goals) were the big offensive unite for Oswego Friday night.
So after taking down the Red Dragons on Friday, Oswego returned home Saturday night to take on the Hamilton Continentals. These two teams have a nice history together, having played each other 75 times, Oswego hodling the advantage in the series with a record of 44-29-2. Unlike the night before in Cortland, this night it was all Oswego from start to finish, with the Lakers coming away with an 8-0 victory.
Oswego scored three times in the opening period. Luke Moodie got things going 0:39 in with his 13th of the year. Then at the 12:54 mark Chris Ayotte scored his 12th of the year on a great individual effort. Finally to cap the scoring in the opening period, at the 14:16 mark, Paul Rodrigues connected for his 13th of the year. So the Lakers carried a 3-0 lead into the locker room. To the 2nd period we go and once again Oswego managed to connect for a trio of goals. Jon Whitelaw scored his 5th of the season 0:18 into the middle frame. Peter Rodrigues scored his first of the year at the 3:08 mark to increase the lead to 5-0. Oswego pushed the lead to 6-0 at the 6:04 mark thanks to Tyler Leimbrock's 7th of the year and 2nd in as many nights. So the Lakers had a 6-0 lead after two periods. Then in the final frame of the night Oswego scored twice more to salt the game away. Tyler Leimbrock's 2nd of the game and 8th of the year came at the 2:34 mark, and to finish off the scoring, at the 10:46 mark, was Taylor Farris with his first of the year. It was domination from Oswego from opening puck drop to final horn and the 8-0 win reflected that.
Joe Quattrocchi took the loss for Hamilton, dropping his record to 4-7-3, making 12 saves in the 20 minutes he played. cam Gibbar played the final 40 minutes and made 21 saves. Andrew Hare picked up the win for Oswego, improving his record to 11-3-0, as he made 18 saves for the shutout win, his 4th this season. Tyler Leimbrock (two goals), Jon Whitelaw (goal two assists), Luke Moodie (goal two assists), and Paul Rodrigues (goal assist) had the big nights offensively. Chris Brown was surprisingly out of the Hamilton game Saturday night due to an unknown injury. The extent of the injury is unknown at this time.
Psaul Rodrigues and Luke Moodie are tied for the team lead in goals with 13 each, while Chris Ayotte is right behind them with 12. They are currently the only Lakers in double digits in goal scoring. Rodrigues still leads the team in assists with 21 and points with 34. With the wins this weekend, oswego has moved up to 4th in the latest USCHO Coaches Polls! Oswego continues a four game homestand this weekend, as Friday January 25th they host Brockport at 7PM, then Saturday January 26th Geneseo comes to town for another 7PM faceoff!
(Photo provided by the Oswego state Sports Information Department)
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